PurposesFromsource
PurposesFromsource is a concept in data governance and privacy engineering describing a principle whereby the lawful purposes for processing personal data are defined by the data source at the time of collection and carried forward in any subsequent use. The central idea is that downstream processors must align with the original purposes documented in the data source’s consent, contract, or context of collection. PurposesFromsource emphasizes purpose limitation by ensuring that a data item carries its intended uses with it through data lineage and metadata.
Implementation typically relies on data provenance, metadata tagging, and data contracts that encode acceptable purposes. Collection
Critics note that PurposesFromsource may constrain legitimate data reuse, impede research and innovation, and require mature
PurposesFromsource relates to the broader concepts of purpose limitation, data provenance, data lineage, consent management, and